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. >>> an earthquake has struck the central american country of guatemala. at least 30 people are reported to have died. analysts with the u.s. geological survey say the magnitude 7.4 quake struck on wednesday at around 10:35 a.m. local time. they say the focus was 41 kilometers beneath the pacific ocean, about 160 kilometers from guatemala city. authorities say several houses in the town of san marcos near the mexican border collapsed. they say residents are trapped in the rubble. a fire department officl tweeted that a school about 120 kilometers from the epicenter has also collapsed. he said eight people have been taken to the hospital. reuters says landslides have cut off roads in several places. >>> a meeting of the association of southeast asian nations later this month in cambodia will seek to promote regional integration. three of the main players of the summit wouldn't be talking to each other, at least directly. japan is locked in territorial disputes with china and south korea. the country's foreign minister says it's unlikely prime minister yoshi
. >>> an earthquake has struck the central american country of guatemala. at least 30 people are reported to have died. analysts with the u.s. geological survey say the magnitude 7.4 quake struck on wednesday at around 10:35 a.m. local time. they say the focus was 41 kilometers beneath the pacific ocean, about 160 kilometers from guatemala city. authorities say several houses in the town of san marcos near the mexican border collapsed. they say residents are trapped in the rubble. a...
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guatemala's president has been touring the worst affected areas. he spoke of the scale of the disaster. >> i would like to mention that this is the biggest earthquake we have had since the one that occurred in 1976. this gives you an idea of what we're facing. >> the death toll was far less and 23,000 killed 36 years ago, the president has declared a state of emergency. dozens of people are being housed in shelters and over 70,000 are without electricity. >> ok, we turn our attention now back to china, which is, of course, gearing up for a major leadership change. the president will give up his position as head of the communist party. >> his designated successor is faced with a slew of challenges, including closing the gap between rich and poor. while millions of people have benefited from china's booming economy, others have been left behind. >> china's much vaunted harmonious society is showing signs of cracking. we have this report from beijing. >> he came to beijing 14 years ago as a migrant worker. he collects ravished. his earnings support hi
guatemala's president has been touring the worst affected areas. he spoke of the scale of the disaster. >> i would like to mention that this is the biggest earthquake we have had since the one that occurred in 1976. this gives you an idea of what we're facing. >> the death toll was far less and 23,000 killed 36 years ago, the president has declared a state of emergency. dozens of people are being housed in shelters and over 70,000 are without electricity. >> ok, we turn our...
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in the guatemalan capital, guatemala city, the impact was much greater. dowling masonry and damaging buildings. the country's civil emergency authorities immediately issued a national alert and the president told people to stay outside of their crack homes for fear of aftershocks. >> any time we have an earthquake of this magnitude, there is a very high risk of after shocks. there have already been 5. there could be after shocks that could have the intensity to cause more damage to the population that has already been affected. >> the real devastation, however, took place near the epicenter of the pacific coast in the border region of san marcos. there, is school collapsed and a number of people were killed when their homes crumbled beneath the quake. there are fears many others may still be trapped beneath the rubble. mudslides have cut off roads and communication, complicating further the rescue effort. emergency shelters have been set up to house those affected. while the people of central america are used to these seismic events, in areas where the in
in the guatemalan capital, guatemala city, the impact was much greater. dowling masonry and damaging buildings. the country's civil emergency authorities immediately issued a national alert and the president told people to stay outside of their crack homes for fear of aftershocks. >> any time we have an earthquake of this magnitude, there is a very high risk of after shocks. there have already been 5. there could be after shocks that could have the intensity to cause more damage to the...
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at least forty eight people have been killed so many more missing after a massive effort quake hit guatemala landslides blocked emergency access to some areas while as many as forty homes have been severely damaged but tremors were also felt as far away as mexico city n. l. solve the doe. the innocence of muslims a filmmaker blamed for sparking mass outrage in the islamic world has been put behind bars the charges against bethel a nap while weren't related to the film received a one year sentence for breaking the terms of his probation following a conviction for ford is anti islam film or lead to violent protests throughout the middle east. new york and new jersey are being hit with more extreme weather as a region are still trying to recover from superstorm sandy snow and high winds have happened progress made during recovery efforts new storm shelters have been open for the thousands of residents told to leave their homes. coming up we examine the u.s. army's heavy recruitment of latinos in american high schools that's in our special report here on r.t. . do we speak your language i mean s
at least forty eight people have been killed so many more missing after a massive effort quake hit guatemala landslides blocked emergency access to some areas while as many as forty homes have been severely damaged but tremors were also felt as far away as mexico city n. l. solve the doe. the innocence of muslims a filmmaker blamed for sparking mass outrage in the islamic world has been put behind bars the charges against bethel a nap while weren't related to the film received a one year...
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we have walked through some neighborhoods down here in guatemala tens of thousands of young able capable boys girls men and women. give them the opportunity to come fight for us for five years and here's your green card. and lot of more going to say yes. they think if they go to the united states they're going to find this beautiful lush lovely land no problems no one employment no violence no poverty. and sell that story create that image and you're going to have lines willing to take the risk to get into heaven like that. and as long as people are willing to pay illegally low salaries somebody will go illegally to take that job. or do you think is building the wall between mexico and california. giving stateside contractors at fourteen dollars an hour paying us.
we have walked through some neighborhoods down here in guatemala tens of thousands of young able capable boys girls men and women. give them the opportunity to come fight for us for five years and here's your green card. and lot of more going to say yes. they think if they go to the united states they're going to find this beautiful lush lovely land no problems no one employment no violence no poverty. and sell that story create that image and you're going to have lines willing to take the risk...
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guatemala's president calls it the largest quake to hit his country in more than 35 years. at least one person is dead and several others trapped when part of a shopping center collapses. that tops our news around the world in 80 seconds. guana, authorities say the top floor of the five story department store came crashing down in the capital city. amateur video shows a large crowd gathering around a pile of debris. rescuers pulled out several victims. the nation's president cancelled campaigning for the day to visit the site and donated it a disaster zone. chile. dozens of fishermen battled police in the capital city of santiago a limit over fishing. the fishermen claim it could cripple their business. they set up road blocks on threw stones. the cops fired back with water canons. gaza. police say expert hunters helped capture a crocodile that had been on the loose ever since it broke out of a zoo nearly two years ago. villagers say they spotted the thing in a sewage pool a few weeks ago and claim it ate some of their livestock. china, 2012 international industry fair hitt
guatemala's president calls it the largest quake to hit his country in more than 35 years. at least one person is dead and several others trapped when part of a shopping center collapses. that tops our news around the world in 80 seconds. guana, authorities say the top floor of the five story department store came crashing down in the capital city. amateur video shows a large crowd gathering around a pile of debris. rescuers pulled out several victims. the nation's president cancelled...
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. >> at least 40 people have been killed in an earthquake off of guatemala's pacific coast. most of the victims were killed in the northwestern state of san marcos, which saw heavy damage. lawmakers in greece have approved a new round of austerity cuts amidst massive protests. on wednesday, the greek parliament narrowly backed a $13.5 billion austerity package featuring tax hikes and pension cuts -- greece's's fourth austerity package in three years. more than 100,000 people took to the streets of athens to oppose the measure, capping a three-day strike and staging greece's largest protest since august. the protest ended in clashes with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowd. turkey has unveiled plans to ask that nato deploy patriot missiles along its border with syria. the move would effectively create a no-fly zone over the turkey-syrian border. the move comes as syria is seeing some of its worst violence to date, with reports of dozens, if not hundreds, of deaths over the past week. at the united nations, undersecretary general for political affairs warned that syri
. >> at least 40 people have been killed in an earthquake off of guatemala's pacific coast. most of the victims were killed in the northwestern state of san marcos, which saw heavy damage. lawmakers in greece have approved a new round of austerity cuts amidst massive protests. on wednesday, the greek parliament narrowly backed a $13.5 billion austerity package featuring tax hikes and pension cuts -- greece's's fourth austerity package in three years. more than 100,000 people took to the...